Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen shortlisted for CFDA Awards

Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen lead the nominations for the CFDA Awards.

The 28-year-old twins' The Row collection has earnt them nods in the Womenswear Designer of the Year and Accessories Designer of the Year categories, while Proenza Schouler designers, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, were also shortlisted for both of the accolades.

Meanwhile, Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne's collection for Public School has received two nominations too, appearing in the shortlist for Menswear Designer of the Year and Swarovski Award for Womenswear.

At a soiree revealing the nominees on Monday (16.03.15), CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg and Nadja Swarovski also revealed 72-year-old designer Betsey Johnson will be the recipient of the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony, which will take place on June 1 at Alice Tully Hall, New York.

Picture-sharing site Instagram will be presented with the Media Award in honour of Eugenia Sheppard at the event, which will be the first time it has been awarded to a company instead of an individual.

In other categories, designers including Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Tom Ford and Ryan Roche have received nods, while Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino will be presented with the International Award.